Effective Visual Communication in ScienceOnline Event
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IHRS BioSoft, HIDSS4Health, and BIF-IGS offer a course on “Effective Visual Communication in Science”.
Content
This workshop is conceptualized as a blended-learning event consisting of
Self-study via an online platform:
- Communicating with scientific vs. non-scientific audiences
- Visual perception and what humans find intuitive
- Layout: simplifying comprehension through a structured layout
- Eye-flow: effortlessly guide the audience through the design
- Colors: how to amplify, not ‘fancify’
- Typography for legibility, structure, and aesthetics
- Slides that amplify messages and do not distract when presenting
- Posters: strategy and process for creating posters that attract and explain
Homework:
- You submit your images and slides for feedback.
Interactive online workshop:
- Recap and Q&A: an effective review of self-study topics and optional 1-on-1 consulting with the trainer to address your individual challenges.
- Feedback on submitted materials: You will get actionable suggestions on how to improve your own scientific images and slides.
- Graphical abstract drawing exercise: You will draw a sketch of your research
- Group peer-instruction exercise: We make groups so everyone learns to give and receive informed feedback from peers.
The course is offered as blended learning that combines a self-study module, followed by an interactive online workshop on
Thursday, 11 December 2025
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
All interested Ph.D. students can register. In case the course is overbooked, priority will be given to the members (fellows) of the three organizing schools. In order to register, you will have to log in to the booking system on the top right. If you do not have access to Helmholtz AAI via a Helmholtz center, you can alternatively use your ORCID ID, which you can create here: https://orcid.org. A quick guide to Helmholtz AAI is available at https://go.fzj.de/HelmholtzAAI.
Code of Conduct
We adhere to the Software Carpentries’ Code of Conduct. You can report violations to the coordinator of your school.